Burlington couple among those honored from across the state for service as adoptive and foster parents
The Cabinet for Health and Family Services and the Kentucky Department for Community Based Services recently honored several families from…
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A happy story: Trey, 21, always wanted a place to belong; now he has been adopted by foster parents
By Nick Prior and Natalie Hemmer DCCH The foster parents at DCCH Center for Children and Families are always willing…
Elizabeth Caywood: New service array gives relative caregivers more options; improves outcomes for kids
Across the Commonwealth, relatives and fictive kin are unsung heroes of our Kentucky Department for Community Based Services child welfare…
Casey Foundation 10-year data snapshot shows KY making progress but still lags on foster care
Though the data show stagnant progress from 2007 to 2017, Kentucky has recently demonstrated its commitment to prioritizing family-based placements…
Kentucky has highest rate in nation of children in care of relatives, says new Census Bureau data
New data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows that Kentucky continues to have the highest rate in the nation of…
Tanna Woodward: Offering a safe, secure place for foster children to give them the security they deserve
Oh, the heart of a foster parent. Today, I think about the kids that we’ve had in our home. We’ve…
State providing financial assistance to family foster caregivers; relatives, fictive kin could get payments
NKyTribune staff The Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS) has begun financial assistance payments to eligible relative and…
Kentucky by Heart: Winchester minister, family touched by acts of kindness by their community
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist Minister Dave Scalf describes himself and those who worship at Christ Church Winchester as “real…
Family court judges tell legislative working group that more social workers would speed up adoptions
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Family court judges told a bipartisan working group that adding more social workers and eliminating…